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<player>
<name>Walter Johnson</name>
<pos>P</pos>
<rank>1</rank>
<lived>1887 – 1946</lived>
<note>Played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators (1907-1927). One of the most celebrated and dominating players in baseball history, Johnson established several pitching records, some of which remain unbroken. He remains by far the all-time career leader in shutouts with 110, second in wins with 417, and fourth in complete games with 531. He once held the career record in strikeouts with 3,508 and was the only player in the 3,000 strikeout club for over 50 years until Bob Gibson recorded his 3,000th strikeout in 1974. Johnson led the league in strikeouts a Major League record 12 times—one more than current strikeout leader Nolan Ryan—including a record eight consecutive seasons.
</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Lefty Grove</name>
<pos>P</pos>
<rank>2</rank>
<lived>1900 – 1975</lived>
<note>Won 300 games in his 17-year MLB career and elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947. One of the greatest left-handed pitchers in major league history, Grove led the American League in wins in four separate seasons, in strikeouts seven years in a row, and had the league's lowest earned run average a record nine times. Over the course of the three years from 1929 to 1931 he twice won the pitcher's Triple Crown, leading the league in wins, strikeouts, and ERA, while amassing a 79-15 record as the ace for the Athletics' dynasty teams.
</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Grover Cleveland Alexander</name>
<pos>P</pos>
<rank>3</rank>
<lived>1887 – 1950</lived>
<note>Played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals, and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938. Alexander's 90 shutouts are a National League record and his 373 wins are tied with Christy Mathewson for first in the National League record book.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Cy Young</name>
<pos>P</pos>
<rank>4</rank>
<lived>1867 - 1955</lived>
<note>Young established numerous pitching records, some of which have stood for a century. Young compiled 511 wins, which is most in Major League history and 94 ahead of Walter Johnson who is second on the list. Young was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. One year after Young's death, the Cy Young Award was created to honor the previous season's best pitcher. In addition to wins, Young still holds the major league records for most career innings pitched (7,355), most career games started (815), and most complete games (749). He also retired with 316 losses, the most in MLB history.
</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Warren Spahn</name>
<pos>P</pos>
<rank>5</rank>
<lived>1921 - 2003</lived>
<note>
Won 20 games or more in 13 seasons, including a 23–7 record when he was age 42. Spahn was the 1957 Cy Young Award winner, and was the runner-up three times. Spahn won 363 games, more than any other left-handed pitcher in history.
</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Yogi Berra</name>
<pos>C</pos>
<rank>1</rank>
<lived>1925 -</lived>
<note>
He played almost his entire 19-year baseball career (1946 - 1965) for the New York Yankees. Berra is one of only four players to be named the Most Valuable Player of the American League three times and is one of seven managers to lead both American and National League teams to the World Series. As a player, coach, or manager, Berra appeared in 21 World Series. Berra is widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers in baseball history. He was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in a voting of fans in 1999. According to the win shares formula, Berra is the greatest catcher of all time.
</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Johnny Bench</name>
<pos>C</pos>
<rank>2</rank>
<lived>1947 -</lived>
<note>
Played in the Major Leagues for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 to 1983 and is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Bench, a 14-time All-Star selection and a two-time National League Most Valuable Player, was a key member of The Big Red Machine, which won six division titles, four National League pennants, and two World Series championships. ESPN has called him the greatest catcher in baseball history.
</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Roy Campanella</name>
<pos>C</pos>
<rank>3</rank>
<lived>1921 - 1993</lived>
<note>Played in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball. Widely considered to have been one of the greatest catchers in the history of the game, Campanella played for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1940s and 1950s, as one of the pioneers in breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. His career was cut short in 1958 when he was paralyzed in an automobile accident.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Mickey Cochrane</name>
<pos>C</pos>
<rank>4</rank>
<lived>1903 - 1962</lived>
<note>Played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers. Cochrane was considered one of the best catchers in baseball history and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was chosen as the American League Most Valuable Player in 1928 and he appeared in the World Series from 1929 to 1931. Cochrane's career batting average (.320) stood as a record for MLB catchers until 2009. Cochrane's career ended abruptly after a near-fatal head injury from a pitched ball in 1937. </note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Mike Piazza</name>
<pos>C</pos>
<rank>5</rank>
<lived>1968 -</lived>
<note>A 12-time All-Star, Piazza is often regarded as one of the best-hitting catchers of all time and holds the record for home runs hit by a catcher, with a career total of 427. He had at least one RBI in 15 consecutive games for the New York Mets in 2000, the second-longest RBI streak ever.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Lou Gehrig</name>
<pos>1B</pos>
<rank>1</rank>
<lived>1903 - 1941</lived>
<note>First baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees (1923–1939). Gehrig was renowned for his prowess as a hitter and for his durability, a trait which earned him his nickname "The Iron Horse". He finished with a career batting average of .340, an on-base percentage of .447, and a slugging percentage of .632. A seven-time All-Star and six-time World Series champion, Gehrig won the Triple Crown in 1934 and was twice named the American League's Most Valuable Player. Gehrig was the first MLB player to have his uniform number retired.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Jimmie Foxx</name>
<pos>1B</pos>
<rank>2</rank>
<lived>1907 - 1967</lived>
<note>He played as a first baseman, most notably for the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox. Foxx was a noted power hitter, hitting 30 or more home runs in 12 consecutive seasons and driving in more than 100 runs 13 consecutive years. Foxx became the second player in Major League Baseball history to hit 500 career home runs, after Babe Ruth. Attaining that plateau at age 32 years 336 days, he held the record for youngest to reach 500 for sixty-eight years, until superseded by Alex Rodriguez in 2007. His three career Most Valuable Player awards are tied for second all-time.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Mark McGwire</name>
<pos>1B</pos>
<rank>3</rank>
<lived>1963 - </lived>
<note>Played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals between 1986 and 2001. For his career, McGwire averaged a home run once every 10.61 at bats, the best at bats per home run ratio in baseball history (Babe Ruth is second at 11.76).In 1987, he broke the single-season home run record for rookies, with 49. In 1998, McGwire and Sammy Sosa achieved national fame for their home run-hitting prowess in pursuit of Roger Maris' single season home run record; McGwire broke the record and hit 70 home runs that year.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Jeff Bagwell</name>
<pos>1B</pos>
<rank>4</rank>
<lived>1968 - </lived>
<note>He played his entire fifteen-year Major League Baseball career as a first baseman for the Houston Astros and was the 1994 National League Most Valuable Player and a four-time All-Star.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Eddie Murray</name>
<pos>1B</pos>
<rank>5</rank>
<lived>1956 -</lived>
<note>Spent most of his MLB career with the Baltimore Orioles and ranks fourth in team history in both games played and hits. Though Murray never won a Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award, he finished in the top ten in MVP voting several times. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003. </note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Joe Morgan</name>
<pos>2B</pos>
<rank>1</rank>
<lived>1943 - </lived>
<note>He won two World Series championships with the Reds in 1975 and 1976 and was also named the National League Most Valuable Player in those years. Considered one of the greatest second basemen of all-time, Morgan was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990. </note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Eddie Collins</name>
<pos>2B</pos>
<rank>2</rank>
<lived>1887 - 1951</lived>
<note>Played from 1906 to 1930 for the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox. Ranked second in major league history in career games (2,826), walks (1,499) and stolen bases (744). He still holds the major league record of 512 career sacrifice bunts, over 100 more than any other player. He was the first major leaguer in modern history to steal 80 bases in a season, and still shares the major league record of six steals in a game, which he accomplished twice in September 1912.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Rogers Hornsby</name>
<pos>2B</pos>
<rank>3</rank>
<lived>1896 - 1963</lived>
<note>Infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball. Hornsby had 2,930 hits, 301 home runs, and a .358 batting average during his career; he was named the National League's Most Valuable Player twice, and was a member of one World Series championship team.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Jackie Robinson</name>
<pos>2B</pos>
<rank>4</rank>
<lived>1917 - 1972</lived>
<note>Became the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. In addition to his cultural impact, Robinson had an exceptional baseball career. Over 10 seasons, Robinson played in six World Series and contributed to the Dodgers' 1955 World Championship. He was selected for six consecutive All-Star Games, from 1949 to 1954, was the recipient of the inaugural MLB Rookie of the Year Award in 1947, and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1949.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Craig Biggio</name>
<pos>2B</pos>
<rank>5</rank>
<lived>1965 -</lived>
<note>Spent his entire 20-year baseball career, from 1988 through 2007, as a second baseman, catcher, and outfielder for the Houston Astros. Considered to be one of the best all around position players in club history, Biggio is a seven-time MLB All-Star and won four Gold Glove Awards and five Silver Slugger Awards during his career.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Mike Schmidt</name>
<pos>3B</pos>
<rank>1</rank>
<lived>1949 -</lived>
<note>Hall of Fame third baseman, widely considered as the greatest at the position in the history of Major League Baseball. He played his entire career for the Philadelphia Phillies.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>George Brett</name>
<pos>3B</pos>
<rank>2</rank>
<lived>1953 -</lived>
<note>Spent his entire 21-year baseball career playing for the Kansas City Royals. Brett's 3,154 career hits are the most by any third baseman in major league history and 16th all-time. Brett is one of four players in MLB history to accumulate 3,000 hits, 300 home runs, and a career .300 batting average. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 on the first ballot. Brett is the only player in MLB history to win a batting title in three different decades.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Eddie Matthews</name>
<pos>3B</pos>
<rank>3</rank>
<lived>1931 - 2001</lived>
<note>Third baseman, most notably on the Milwaukee Braves. Mathews is regarded as one of the greatest third basemen ever to play the game. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Wade Boggs</name>
<pos>3B</pos>
<rank>4</rank>
<lived>1958 -</lived>
<note>He spent his 18-year baseball career primarily with the Boston Red Sox. His hitting in the 1980s and 1990s made him a perennial contender for American League batting titles. Boggs was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.With 12 straight All-Star appearances, Boggs is third only to Brooks Robinson and George Brett in number of consecutive appearances as a third baseman. </note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Home Run Baker</name>
<pos>3B</pos>
<rank>5</rank>
<lived>1886 - 1963</lived>
<note>John Franklin "Home Run" Baker was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1922, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955. As a member of the famed $100,000 infield, Baker helped the Philadelphia Athletics win the 1910, 1911 and 1913 World Series. His legacy has grown over the years, and he is regarded by many as the best third baseman of the pre-war era. </note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Honus Wagner</name>
<pos>SS</pos>
<rank>1</rank>
<lived>1874 - 1955</lived>
<note>Nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman" due to his superb speed and German heritage. He played in the National League from 1897 to 1917, almost entirely for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wagner won eight batting titles, tied for the most in NL history with Tony Gwynn. He also led the league in slugging six times, and in stolen bases five times. In 1936, the Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Wagner as one of the first five members. Although Cobb is frequently cited as the greatest player of the dead-ball era, some contemporaries regarded Wagner as the better all-around player, and most baseball historians consider Wagner to be the greatest shortstop ever. </note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Arky Vaughan</name>
<pos>SS</pos>
<rank>2</rank>
<lived>1912 - 1952</lived>
<note>He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball between 1932 and 1948 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers, primarily a shortstop. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Cal Ripken</name>
<pos>SS</pos>
<rank>3</rank>
<lived>1960 - </lived>
<note>Nicknamed "The Iron man", he played 21 years for the Baltimore Orioles (1981–2001). A 19-time All-Star and two-time American League Most Valuable Player, Ripken is best remembered for breaking Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played, a record that had stood for 56 years and many deemed unbreakable. Ripken surpassed the mark on September 6, 1995, by playing his 2,131st consecutive game.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Robin Yount</name>
<pos>SS</pos>
<rank>4</rank>
<lived>1955 - </lived>
<note>Spent his entire 20-year baseball career with the Milwaukee Brewers (1974–1993). He was two times MVP and three time All-Star. In 1999, Yount was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Ernie Banks</name>
<pos>SS</pos>
<rank>5</rank>
<lived>1931 - </lived>
<note>Nicknamed "Mr. Cub" and "Mr. Sunshine". He was a shortstop and first baseman for 19 seasons, 1953 through 1971. He spent his entire MLB career with the Chicago Cubs. He played in 14 All-Star Games. In 1999, he was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Ted Williams</name>
<pos>LF</pos>
<rank>1</rank>
<lived>1918 - 2002</lived>
<note>Williams played his entire 19-year career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox. Nicknamed "The Splendid Splinter", Williams is regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history. He was a two-time American League MVP, six-time batting champion, 17-time All-Star,and a two-time Triple Crown winner. He finished his career with a .344 batting average, 521 home runs, and a .482 on-base percentage, the highest of all time. His batting average is the highest of any MLB player with 500 or more home runs. Williams was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966 in his first year of eligiblity.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Stan Musial</name>
<pos>LF</pos>
<rank>2</rank>
<lived>1920 - 2013</lived>
<note>He was an outfielder and first baseman on the St. Louis Cardinals for 22 seasons, from 1941 through 1963. Nicknamed "Stan the Man", Musial is widely considered to be one of the greatest hitters in baseball history. He compiled 3,630 career hits, ranking fourth all-time and first in a career spent with only one team. With 1,815 hits at home and 1,815 on the road, he also is considered to be the most consistent hitter of his era. He hit 475 home runs during his career, was named the National League's MVP three times, and won three World Series championship titles. He shares the MLB record for the most All-Star Games played (24) with Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. Musial was a first-ballot inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969. </note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Barry Bonds</name>
<pos>LF</pos>
<rank>3</rank>
<lived>1964 - </lived>
<note>In a career spanning 1986 to 2007, Bonds played his first seven seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates before spending 15 years with the San Francisco Giants. He is the son of former major league All-Star outfielder, Bobby Bonds. A 14-time All-Star and 8-time Gold Glove Award-winner, Bonds is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all-time. He won National League MVP seven times, including four consecutively, both of which are records. Bonds holds many other MLB records, including most career home runs (762), most home runs in a single season (73, set in 2001), most career walks (2,558), and most career intentional walks (688).</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Rickey Henderson</name>
<pos>LF</pos>
<rank>4</rank>
<lived>1958 - </lived>
<note>Nicknamed "The Man of Steal", he is widely regarded as the sport's greatest leadoff hitter and baserunner. He holds the major league records for career stolen bases, runs scored, unintentional walks and leadoff home runs. In 2009, he was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his first ballot appearance. Henderson also holds the single-season record for stolen bases (130 in 1982) and is the only player in AL history to steal 100 bases in a season, having done so three times. </note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Carl Yastrzemski</name>
<pos>LF</pos>
<rank>5</rank>
<lived>1939 - </lived>
<note>He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox (1961–1983). He is an 18-time All-Star, the possessor of seven Gold Gloves, a member of the 3000 hit club, and the first American League player in that club to also accumulate over 400 home runs. He is second on the all-time list for games played, and third for total at-bats. He is the Red Sox' all-time leader in career RBIs, runs, hits, singles, doubles, total bases, and games played, and is second on the team's list for home runs behind another Red Sox great, Ted Williams.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Willie Mays</name>
<pos>CF</pos>
<rank>1</rank>
<lived>1931 - </lived>
<note>Nicknamed "The Say Hey Kid", he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility. Mays won two MVP awards and shares the record of most All-Star Games played (24) with Hank Aaron and Stan Musial. Mays ended his career with 660 home runs, third at the time of his retirement, and currently fourth all-time. He was a center fielder and won a record-tying 12 Gold Gloves starting the year the award was introduced six seasons into his career.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Ty Cobb</name>
<pos>CF</pos>
<rank>2</rank>
<lived>1886 - 1961</lived>
<note>Nicknamed "The Georgia Peach, Cobb spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, the last six as the team's player-manager, and finished his career with the Philadelphia Athletics. He is widely credited with setting 90 MLB records during his career. He still holds several records as of the end of the 2013 season, including the highest career batting average (.366 or .367, depending on source) and most career batting titles with 11 (or 12, depending on source). Cobb's legacy as an athlete has sometimes been overshadowed by his surly temperament and aggressive playing style, which was described by the Detroit Free Press as "daring to the point of dementia."</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Mickey Mantle</name>
<pos>CF</pos>
<rank>3</rank>
<lived>1931 - 1995</lived>
<note>He was a centerfielder and first baseman for the New York Yankees for 18 seasons, from 1951 through 1968. Mantle is regarded by many to be the greatest switch hitter of all time, and one of the greatest players in baseball history. Mantle was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974 and was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. Mantle was noted for his ability to hit for both average and power, especially tape-measure home runs. He won the Triple Crown in 1956. He was MVP three times.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Tris Speaker</name>
<pos>CF</pos>
<rank>4</rank>
<lived>1888 - 1958</lived>
<note>Considered one of the best offensive and defensive center fielders in the history of baseball, he compiled a career batting average of .345 (sixth all-time). His 792 career doubles represent an MLB career record as of 2013. Defensively, Speaker holds career records for assists, double plays, and unassisted double plays by an outfielder. His fielding glove was known as the place "where triples go to die." He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. He was named to the Sporting News 100 Greatest Baseball Players (1999) and to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Joe DiMaggio</name>
<pos>CF</pos>
<rank>5</rank>
<lived>1914 - 1999</lived>
<note>Nicknamed "Joltin' Joe" and "The Yankee Clipper", he was a center fielder who played his entire 13-year career for the New York Yankees. He is perhaps best known for his 56-game hitting streak (May 15 – July 16, 1941), a record that still stands. DiMaggio was a three-time MVP winner and an All-Star in each of his 13 seasons. During his tenure with the Yankees, the club won ten American League pennants and nine World Series championships.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Babe Ruth</name>
<pos>RF</pos>
<rank>1</rank>
<lived>1895 - 1948</lived>
<note>Nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", he was an American baseball outfielder and pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1914 to 1935. Beginning his career as a stellar left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, Ruth achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. He established many MLB batting (and some pitching) records, including career home runs (714), slugging percentage (.690), runs batted in (RBIs) (2,213), bases on balls (2,062), and on-base plus slugging (OPS) (1.164), some of which have been broken. Ruth was one of the first five inductees into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936. Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture, and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time.</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Henry Aaron</name>
<pos>RF</pos>
<rank>2</rank>
<lived>1934 - </lived>
<note>He was a right fielder from 1954 through 1976. Aaron spent 21 seasons with the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves in the National League before playing for the Milwaukee Brewers of the American League (AL) for the final two years of his career. In 1999, The Sporting News ranked Aaron fifth on their "100 Greatest Baseball Players" list. He held the MLB record for career home runs for 33 years, and he still holds several MLB offensive records. He hit 24 or more home runs every year from 1955 through 1973, and is the only player to hit 30 or more home runs in a season at least fifteen times. Aaron holds the record for the most seasons as an All-Star (21) and for the most All-Star Game selections (25).</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Frank Robinson</name>
<pos>RF</pos>
<rank>3</rank>
<lived>1935 - </lived>
<note>He played for five teams from 1956 to 1976, and became the only player to win league MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues. He won the Triple crown, was a member of two teams that won the World Series (the 1966 and 1970 Baltimore Orioles), and amassed the fourth-most career home runs at the time of his retirement (he is currently ninth). Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982. Robinson was the first African-American hired to serve as manager in Major League history. </note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Mel Ott</name>
<pos>RF</pos>
<rank>4</rank>
<lived>1909 - 1958</lived>
<note>Nicknamed "Master Melvin", he was a Major League Baseball right fielder. He played his entire career for the New York Giants (1926–1947). Ott was born in Gretna, Louisiana. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. The first National League player to surpass 500 home runs, he was unusually slight of stature for a power hitter, at 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m), 170 pounds (77 kg).</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Pete Rose</name>
<pos>RF</pos>
<rank>5</rank>
<lived>1941 - </lived>
<note>Nicknamed "Charlie Hustle", he is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. Rose played from 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989. Rose, a switch hitter, is the all-time Major League leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053), and outs (10,328). He won three World Series rings, three batting titles, one Most Valuable Player Award, two Gold Gloves, the Rookie of the Year Award, and also made 17 All-Star appearances at an unequaled five different positions (2B, LF, RF, 3B, and 1B).</note>
</player>
<player>
<name>Walter Johnson</name>
<pos>SP</pos>
<rank>1</rank>
<lived>1887 - 1946</lived>
<note>He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators (1907–1927). He later served as manager of the Senators from 1929 through 1932 and for the Cleveland Indians from 1933 through 1935. One of the most celebrated and dominating players in baseball history, Johnson established several pitching records, some of which remain unbroken. He remains by far the all-time career leader in shutouts with 110, second in wins with 417, and fourth in complete games with 531. He once held the career record in strikeouts with 3,508 and was the only player in the 3,000 strikeout club for over 50 years until Bob Gibson recorded his 3,000th strikeout in 1974. Johnson led the league in strikeouts a Major League record 12 times—one more than current strikeout leader Nolan Ryan—including a record eight consecutive seasons. Johnson's gentle nature was legendary, and to this day he is held up as an example of good sportsmanship, while his name has become synonymous with friendly competition.</note>
</player>
</players>